mjun / gnome-connection-manager

Tabbed SSH connection manager for GTK+ environments

!!! THIS PROJECT IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED !!!

Due to a very large interest in having this project supported in modern environment (py3 + gtk3) I'm currently working on complete rewrite of this application. As soon as I have a running version complete I'll update this project's README with link to new version and also update any currently opened tickets.

gnome-connection-manager

Tabbed SSH connection manager for GTK+ environments.

• Gnome Connection Manager is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3
• It's designed in Glade and written in python, so it just needs PyGTK to run in any linux environment
• Can store passwords for easy access to hosts
• Supports multiple ssh tunnels for each host
• Unlimited vertical/horizontal window splitting. You can have as many visible consoles as you want
• Drag&Drop tabs between consoles
• Connect to multiple hosts with just one click
• Grouping hosts
• Cluster mode. Work on several hosts at the same time
• Customizable shortcuts
• Send custom commands to hosts

Dependencies

Make sure you have installed the following packages (Ubuntu):

• python-gtk2 (>= 2.22)
• expect
• python-vte
• libglade2-0
• python-glade2

On Ubuntu you can install them with the following one-liner:

sudo apt-get install python-gtk2 expect python-vte libglade2-0 python-glade2

Installing

Once you have dependencies installed, it's as simple as placing gnome-connection-manager directory to a location of your choice and typing in shell:

python gnome_connection_manager.py

The application will read your LANG environment variable and load appropriate translation file (if your language is supported), otherwise it will fallback to english.

If you want to start gnome-connection-manager with specific language start it with LANGUAGE parameter followed by language code, like so:

LANGUAGE=de_DE python gnome_connection_manager.py

If you want to run the application from menu/launcher you can create .desktop file in your /home/USERNAME/.local/share/applications directory. Assuming you placed gnome-connection-manager source in directory /home/USERNAME/.gnome-connection-manager/ your .desktop file could look like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Gnome Connection Manager
Comment=A simple ssh connection manager for gnome
GenericName=Connection Manager
Exec=/home/USERNAME/.gnome-connection-manager/gnome_connection_manager.py
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/home/USERNAME/.gnome-connection-manager/icon.png
Categories=GTK;GNOME;Network;

Replace USERNAME in examples above with your username.

Note about the author

The original author of GCM is Renzo Bertuzzi ([email protected]) and all credit goes to him. I really liked the application and decided to fix some bugs and add features that I need in everyday use. If you find my fork of GCM useful and would like to see some new features added don't hesitate to contact me at: [email protected]

gnome-connection-manager's Issues

Debian Buster

probem with package python-vte, solutions?
Thanks

Add some screenshots to the README

A screenshot is worth 1024 words :)

Can not connet if ssh keys have copied to target host

I use ssh to connect with target server, and copied the ssh-key to it and anthorized.

And then, use gnome-connection-manager to create one session with @ to connect target host, it blocked.

I login with bash shell again, and delete anthorized_keys in .ssh directory, and try again, it works.

OS info:
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.4 (stretch)
Release: 9.4
Codename: stretch

close tabs one by one is depressed

Can it be:
close tab --> close current selected tab
close all tabs --> close all opened tabs
close other tabs --> close all other tabs
close all the same tabs --> close all the tabs whit same user and ip

Thank for your good job.

access to aserver from a long server list with typing the first lettrer

Hi,
Should be a nice enhancement to be able to type the first letter of the wanted server to highlight it and press a touch to connect to it.

Nano ctrl keys not working

It is impossible to use ctrl keys in nano...

some examples:
Ctrl + W
Ctrl + K

Thanks in advance

Bug with empty "Custom commands" submenu

If no Custom commands, then broken submenu is shown.

I think it should content "Empty" label.

Importing SSH connections from PAC

Add feature - importing SSH connections from PAC's pac_export.xml file

Is this project still being maintained ?

Hello,
I am just wanting to know if this project is still being maintained , the last commit was almost two years ago ?

how to change the terminal default color sheme?

Hello,
I really like this app very much and thanks for making it up to date.

Instead of only changing the background and foreground color, how could we use the color sheme which is available out there, such as Solarized?

I like the dark backgroud but not folders with blue. I found that it is difficult to read when fonts are displayed in blue, i.e. folders. Also, vim default color sheme shows blue on comments as well. I could change them manually whenever I need. But just wondering if there is a simple way to apply the color sheme on all sessions and change permanently.

Thanks and regards,
Roger

Script started one time only

Im got dependencies and run script. The program worked correctly until it suddenly closed. I cant run it again.

First running(success):

python gnome_connection_manager.py
Invalid parameter in the configuration file: No section: 'options'
Floating point exception

Next running:

python gnome_connection_manager.py
Floating point exception

I saw the following error in /var/log/syslog:
kernel: [12180.787204] traps: python[19671] trap divide error ip:7f7e02771caf sp:7fff471ca300 error:0 in libvte.so.9.2800.2[7f7e02739000+9c000]

I tried to delete and recreate the program folder, but it did not help.

Before the crash of the program, I created several connections. Then I changed one of the ciphers in the interface settings. I do not think that the error is related to specific actions, but it is possible that the program stores settings outside of its folder. How can I reset the settings?

Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon 64 bit
Kernel 4.15.0-43-generic

How to change language to english or french?

Hello,

Is there a way to change the program's language, from its configuration for example.
I don't inderstand the language used by the program.

how to define startup dir for local

Hello
Many thanks for taking over the project !
Is there a way to specify the startup dir when launching a local console ? I've added Path= to the .desktop file, but no success !
E.

python-vte issues on ubuntu19.10

python-vte is no longer support ubuntu 19.10

paste adding characters

Hello

I have an issue, sometimes, a 0~ and a 1~ are added before & after the pasted content (either with right click or shit-ins). If I paste the same content in another window, the characters are not added. If I ssh from the regular terminal (gnome-terminal-server), with the same options, this does not happen either !
I have no clipboard utility, running ubuntu 18.04, with cinnamon.
Thank you
E.

libvte for python is depreciated

Hi, and thank you so much for your work :)
I use gnome connection manager since many years and i just upgrade my Ubuntu to 19.04 (from 18.10) and GCM didn't work anymore :'(

I have the error : "You must install libvte for python" but ... : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vte/+bug/1820143

The package is missing and has been removed.

Thanks.

Flatpack or Snap package

It's possible to build a flatpack (https://flatpak.org) or snap (https://snapcraft.io) of this gnome-connection-manager?
I think it's the easiest way to reach better compatibility under multiple Linux distributions!

Duplicate all toolbar buttons in main menu

If toolbar is hidden, there is no access to many actions. All toolbar actions should be duplicated in main menu.